Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 67
तुष्टेन शंभुना दत्तं तुभ्यं चक्रं सुदर्शनम् । यत्साहाय्यमवाप्याजौ त्वं जयेर्दनुजाधिपान्
tuṣṭena śaṃbhunā dattaṃ tubhyaṃ cakraṃ sudarśanam | yatsāhāyyamavāpyājau tvaṃ jayerdanujādhipān
மகிழ்ந்த சாம்பு உனக்கு சுதர்சனச் சக்கரத்தை அருளினார். அதன் துணையால் நீ போர்க்களத்தில் தனுஜர்களின் தலைவர்களை வெல்வாய்.
Vīrabhadra
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrim-audience within the Purāṇic frame
Scene: Śambhu, pleased, bestows the blazing Sudarśana cakra upon Viṣṇu; the discus radiates concentric flames, signifying dharmic victory over Danuja lords.
FAQs
Divine grace empowers righteous victory; devotion draws boons that serve the protection of dharma.
Kāśī remains the overarching sacred frame, but this verse emphasizes the theology of Śiva’s grace rather than a place.
None directly; it recalls a boon granted due to Śiva’s satisfaction (tuṣṭi), implying the value of devoted worship.